If Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann Lived Down the Street

When’s the last time a popular politician “went rogue,” flew to China and promptly criticized our President? The answer is in September of 2009, and the politician is Sarah Palin.  It worried me since it seemed she was garnering political allies, rather than trying to sell a book.

Is there good reason to question Sarah’s allegiance?  Perhaps not.  After all, she didn’t join the Alaskan separatist movement.  Although Sarah and Todd Palin both went to an Alaskan separatist conference, it was only Todd who joined the movement.

Currently, Todd Palin’s old party is whining because Alaska didn’t get to vote on statehood:

…”The Alaskan Independence Party’s goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four choices:

1. Remain a Territory.
2. Become a separate and Independent country.
3. Accept Commonwealth status.
4. Become a State.

The call for this vote is in furtherance of the dream of the Alaskan Independence Party’s founding father, Joe Vogler, which was for Alaskans to achieve independence under a minimal government (emphasis mine).

Hey Todd and others in Alaska who may want to separate from the United States:  Both Hawaii and Texas fought for their freedom and then asked to join our nation.  Alaska, however, has been American land since the Civil War.  Our SOS Seward bought that land from Russia, with one of the reasons being we still feared Britain.  If you Google Minnesota and statehood you’ll see statehood was earned, and the voting done by Congress.

I’ve heard Sarah say she loves America, but I’d like to hear exactly why.  I value my government and what it does for me.  I understand that we are the government, even when the Republicans have the majority.  I value my freedom of speech.  I’m for responsible gun ownership (and keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists).  I’m not happy about having to wear my seat belt, but I love America.

Recently, Sarah spoke about revolution at a Tea Party gathering and I’m wondering who was listening.  Are the majority of Tea Party members patriots, or separatists?  The original Boston Tea Party members did, indeed, turn out to be separatists. Are the 21st century Tea Party members only concerned about “no new taxes” (Taxed Enough Already) rather than separation from our Union?  (And BTW, Tea Party people, here in Minnesota “no new taxes” resulted in IOU’s to our schools, which is a disgrace.)

What’s the saying… birds of a feather flock together?  Soon Palin is coming to Minnesota’s Congressional District 6 to campaign for Republican Michele Bachmann. The very same Michele Bachmann who has been saying we should pull out of the system, secede from the United States, not pay our taxes, and not complete the census.

It’s for certain.  If the Palins and Michele Bachmann lived on my street, I’d be wondering, “Just what the heck is going on over there?”

Michele Bachmann’s opponents are Tarryl Clark and Maureen Reed, if you’d like to make a donation.